India can develop cheapest nuclear reactor
August 23rd, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) India can develop world's cheapest nuclear reactor - of 700 Megawatt (MW) capacity - at a cost of $1,700 per kilowatt, parliament was informed Thursday."India ... Read more...
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Wartsila India to add 500 MW power in O&M; division
June 27th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Energy and marine power solutions
company Wartsila India Ltd. will shortly beef up its operations and maintenance (O&M;) portfolio by adding another 500 MW capacity, taking ... Read more...
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Six firms keen to partner ONGC for Tripura fertilizer plant
April 12th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) Six Indian firms have expressed their keenness to participate in the first gas-based fertilizer plant of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Tripura, ... Read more...
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Myntdu Leskha hydel project commissioned
February 29th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Amlarem (Meghalaya), Feb 29 (IANS) Power-starved Meghalaya Wednesday added 42 MW of power by formally commissioning the first phase of a hydroelectric power project in Jaintia Hills district.The commissioning of ... Read more...
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BHEL looks at South African market for CFBC boilers
January 31st, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) is looking at South Africa for marketing its circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC) boilers, needed for power and industrial applications.And the power ... Read more...
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Tripura to provide electricity in all hamlets by 2013
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 23 (IANS) Tripura will electrify all hamlets that have less than 100 habitants by 2013 as these settlements are not covered by the central government's rural electrification programme, ... Read more...
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Northeastern India’s largest power project to ease electricity woes
November 21st, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) The electricity crisis in northeastern India is set to ease when the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) first mega power project -- the largest ... Read more...
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India to have 2 GW solar power capacity by 2013
November 9th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 9 (IANS) India plans to have two gigawatts (GW) of solar power generation capacity by March 2013, a top official said Wednesday.The ministry of new and renewable energy ... Read more...
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30 India-European projects for clean technology in India
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC), an agency co-funded by the European Union (EU) for promoting clean technologies in India, will facilitate establishing 30 projects ... Read more...
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Greenpeace observes a month of Japanese quake, tsunami (Second Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Marking a month of the devastating earthquake and associated tsunami that hit Japan, members of Greenpeace India held candlelight vigils at the India Gate in ... Read more...
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Candlelight vigils mark one month of Japan quake (Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Over a hundred people Monday took part in a silent candlelight vigil in Mumbai and Pune to pay homage to the victims of Japan's devastating ... Read more...
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CESC revives Balagarh power project in West Bengal
April 29th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Power utility CESC has revived plans to set up a 1,320 MW power plant in Balagarh in Hooghly district of West Bengal, a company official said Thursday.
"We have ... Read more...
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Three new power projects in Mizoram
March 27th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 27 (IANS) The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp (NEEPCO) has signed an agreement with the Mizoram government to commission three hydro-electric power projects having a capacity of 1,526 MW, ... Read more...
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Lighting up from the sky - solar-powered rooftop batteries
January 10th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 10 (IANS) Energy-starved India could soon use its abundance of sunlight to power one megawatt (1 MW)-capacity rooftop storage batteries to electrify homes and offices, an official said.The ... Read more...
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ONGC strikes new natural gas field in Tripura
December 29th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 29 (IANS) Public sector exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has found a huge gas deposit in the northeastern state of Tripura, officials said here Tuesday.
"The new gas ... Read more...
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Kashmir planning 310 power projects
December 1st, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is planning to set up 310 hydro-electric projects in the state to meet its power needs ove the next 20 years, a government official said ... Read more...
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First unit of Gujarat’s Mundra power plant ready for operation
May 14th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Mundra (Gujarat), May 14(ANI): The first unit of Mundra power plant in Gujarat is set to start by May 20.The Adani Power, an ancillary of the Adani Group, is ready to ... Read more...
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Hydroelectric Power Corp to commission two projects by 2009-end
March 13th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corp (NHPC) plans to commission two of its projects with a combined capacity of over 250 MW by 2009-end, a top official said ... Read more...
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REC to fund two power projects in Tamil Nadu (Lead)
October 10th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) Even as two major power projects worth Rs.56.12 billion were announced Friday, the state's electricity department said more electricity outages would be effected - some lasting as many ... Read more...
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REC to fund two power projects in Tamil Nadu
October 10th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) will partly fund -- to the tune of Rs.56.12 billion -- two power projects in Tamil Nadu with a total capacity to generate ... Read more...
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RRB Energy to make higher capacity wind turbines
October 2nd, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Oct 2 (IANS) In line with the industry trend of moving towards higher capacity wind turbines, the city based Rs.8 billion turnover RRB Energy Ltd. will start rolling out around 2 ... Read more...
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Bharat Petroleum to set up solar power plant in Punjab
August 6th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) signed an agreement with Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) here Wednesday to set up a 1 MW solar power plant in the state. "This 1 ... Read more...
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Tripura power project revived, gets ONGC gas supply
June 6th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 6 (IANS) After a six-year uncertainty, the Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has finally agreed to provide natural gas for the 104 MW capacity Monarchak thermal power plant in ... Read more...
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